East Buchanan Community School District Board Meeting Minutes – January 8, 2020
Call to Order: President Greg Schmitt called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The board recited the East Buchanan Mission Statement. Members present: Scott Cooksley, Greg Schmitt, Andy Sperfslage, Heather Steffens, and Shawn Stone. Administration present: Dan Fox, Superintendent/Elementary Principal; Eric Dockstader, MS/HS Principal ; Teresa Knipper, Business Manager/Board Secretary. Several visitors were present.
Public Forum: None.
Approve Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda with was made by Stone, second by Cooksley. Motion carried with all ayes.
Approve Consent Agenda: Motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Stone, second by Sperfslage. Motion carried with all ayes. Items included on the Consent Agenda: minutes from the regular meeting on December 11, 2019, minutes from the SIAC meetings on August 13, 2019 and December 5, 2019, financial reports, expenditures listed, and the hiring of Justin Kress as MS basketball coach.
Community/Program Presentations: None
Administrative Updates and Reports: Dockstader discussed the potential of having more than one senior eligible for recognition awards and that there is no procedure/policy in place to address it. He also explained standards based grading used in the middle school to show parents/guardians how their student has progressed. Fox discussed how Thrive helps teachers get to know their students to make better connections with the students and he talked about professional development the previous week. The facilities update included progress on the greenhouse, gym lighting status, weight room changes, and sanding of the high school gym floor. Mike Kerkove was instructed to get bids for the next meeting.
Quarterly Policy Updates – 2nd Reading: Motion by Cooksley, second by Stone to approve the second reading of policies 100, 200.1, 200.1R1, 202.4, 210.1, 210.5, 210.6, 210.10, 211, 215, 216.2, 404.R1, 711.7, and 711.10. Policy 206.4 was moved to a 1st reading. Motion carried with all ayes.
Board Policy Review – 2nd Reading: Motion by Stone, second by Steffens to approve the 2nd reading of policies 200.2, 200.3, 209.1 – 209.7, 402.2, and 711.11. Motion carried with all ayes.
Board Policy Review – 1st Reading: Motion by Stone, second by Cooksley to approve the 1st reading with changes of policies 202.1, 202.2, 202.3, 203, 204, 205, 206.1, 206.2, 206.3, 206.4, 207, 208, and 208.1E1. Motion carried with all ayes.
Buccaneer Brag About – The teachers welcomed back the students after the winter break. Students are talking about the changes made to the weight room and coaches are doing a great job working with all the students that use it. Erica Hoffman scored her 1,000th point during the Springville game on January 7th. EB Archery had their 1st competition at Independence.
Student Questions – Students asked questions of the board.
Adjourn – Motion was made by Cooksley, second by Spersflage to adjourn the meeting at 6:00 pm. Motion carried with all ayes.
Next regular meeting is scheduled for February 12, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
The above are not official minutes until approved at the next regular board meeting. A copy of the official minutes may be viewed in the office of the Board Secretary any Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.